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Hey everybody, welcome back to my channel.

So I've been sitting in, I don't know, it's not a field, but it's not a garden.

I've been like sitting here and just, you know, enjoying my time.

I've been painting actually.

Let me show you guys.

I haven't finished yet, but I am, you know, I will today.

um right now i just really want to talk about this

um very important thing in our life you know it's like

a new stage um in our life like we level up um

when we start uh when we stop i'm sorry

when we stop seeking uh someone else's approval um maybe we

will just stop living for somebody else maybe we will just stop making those stupid dumb decisions

because someone told us that we can't

do this or that because someone thinks this

or this is right this is wrong someone came to you

and said this is right and this is wrong

if you do this you know you will be like you know you will look like a fool

if you do this you're like a good you know you're like a good person no no So, you know what?

I realized no matter how much you're trying to be,

no matter how much you're trying to put those other people on pedestal, it never works.

It never works because people do not think the way you do.

People do not, you know, people don't have the same opinions.

They don't have the same mindset.

They don't have the same thoughts in their heads.

and we can't it's like it's not possible to read someone

else's head to read their thoughts to it's possible though to sense their energy

and tell whether they're you know a good person you know whether they match our energy

or not but um what i'm you know what i mean by this is

that we cannot read anyone anyone's mind

so stop pretending like you are a child who needs to

listen to their parents other people you're even your family

when you're like growing you um you're gaining

so much knowledge you uh you open

so much possibilities for yourself you're like you're

so open to new um opportunities to new doors you open them you know you're

so desperate for like your future you're like

so in love with you know your life or you're like

so lost in your life and you you know where to go like where you go

and you know you have no idea about your direction

but you don't have to you don't have to figure it all out okay

if someone told you if like you're if you're a teenager

if someone came

and told you like your parents uh perhaps they're put in

you know this you know emotional pressure on you saying

that have you um have you thought about your future have

you thought about your job do you know what you know

what are you gonna do in your future right like about the university about college about you know all of

that stuff please let me decide okay let me you know

let it go natural let it flow naturally you know um

nobody is supposed to tell you what to do okay like nobody okay

if your parents do not like your decision if your parents

if your friends do not like you what you're doing okay you know

if it's friends it's you know it's less complicated since you

can just say okay bye okay i'm not you know i'm not gonna waste my time you know believing

that you are right and i'm wrong

and i'm wrong uh i'm just gonna you know leave you

and i'm just gonna live at peace you know i'm just gonna bring the peace back to me okay

because you're like you you're a toxic one you are this you know toxic person

that really prevents me from from being free okay so um

if you want to set yourself up for success you really

need to start um you know um living just letting go those people

and letting them know that you're not gonna appreciate this

that you're not like gonna appreciate their comments their advices uh

you know they might give you advices they might give you

you know they might say they might teach you how to leave

but you know you they are not you you know you know

when someone says oh this person told me all my friend

things this way is they're not you okay they're not you okay

so leave leave it alone okay

and don't be afraid of like being alone don't be afraid of leaving people

because you don't have anyone and you realize

if i leave this person i will not have anyone right

right it's it's right it's fine it's fine okay you will find out you will figure it out okay

so you're not you know you were not created um to

listen to those people you were not created to constantly like

you know be worried about those you know opinions about whatever

someone is telling you you're not created for this you are created for love

and you can develop this love i mean you can't

because love is within you it's not something to look for

you know look look what look at what's in front of you

and you will find true love you will find you will develop like this you know joy

and pure love and everything

that you have ever wanted you know i'm gonna share with you this um you know technique

or coping mechanism when I feel overwhelmed when I need to make a decision

and I know that this decision is going to be perhaps life-changing decision maybe like not life-changing

but you know a really important one I just really I go um to the park

or I go to the forest or I go to the beach

or you know I'm just by my own right I don't have anyone with me

and I just sit you know I have I can have

a picnic uh like here you know I'm just alone um this is sunset not a sunset

but you know just sun and I'm sitting here I'm like enjoying my life you know but anyways

when I need to make this decision decision I you know

I have no one to ask I don't want to ask anyone

because i knew i knew

that um my inner wisdom will tell me you know what

this inner voice will tell me what's you know what's right

okay you know in what direction i will have to move okay you know

so i just really i just sit here you know know

in the park in the beach whatever i want right

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and i just um i think about this i can also

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journal i often bring my journals my pen my pencil whatever

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and i just journal i write about my feelings i just

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you know i dig deeper into into my soul right and then i realize and then i finally i I just,

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you know, I just really make this decision.

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I don't need anyone.

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I just really, I live for myself.

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I know that this decision, you know, the affect and, you know, the consequences, whatever, will depend on me, you know,

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on this decision, on what I think, what I eventually do.

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So no one, no one really knows me so well.

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You know, when I, when I'm alone, especially when I'm alone, I just sit somewhere and

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um only

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when i'm like alone in this you know in nature do realize how much you know i know myself

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and then i realize others will never know me as much as i know myself

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and you have to think the same way about yourself

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because this is normal this is normal nobody is supposed to get you

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so much nobody's supposed to like you know be your um

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you don't have to seek guidance from anyone okay i just

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don't have to like you know you know ask your parents

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what do i you know what do you want me to

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do in the future right listen to yourself listen to what's

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here you know what's in your heart listen to your soul um meditate i don't know there are

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so many options actually there are so many options

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and you can try all of them you know

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and then like stop living for anyone else

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if you want to do something then stop being embarrassed of

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what you are doing you know stop being embarrassed of what

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you like you know like a lot of people i'm not

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gonna lie i've lost a lot of people i've lost my

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friend i've lost you know i just i lost connection with almost everyone

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but I developed you know as a result I developed one really it's just one

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but it's really valuable friendship for me you know even though I don't have like you know many friends I'm

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so happy I'm so content with my life with my reality

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because I know that if I really I I'm leaving for myself I'm like I'm

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so free if I want to I will do this

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if I want this I will do this yeah I know

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also like my parents um have never said have never made me believe um

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that you know they are right and I'm wrong

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because they always you know they have always um told me that if you want to do Yes,

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yes we will help you we will like you know guide you we will uh yeah of course money matters so much

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so we will like you know help you with money whatever

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we will help you with your dreams with your goals as long as you are passionate about

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that and i'm so grateful for this but i know

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that many people um however are struggling i'm sorry was like was parents disapproval

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and you know was there just parents was there you know was the way their parents react to certain circumstances

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or things you know so i i get it but anyways

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if it doesn't really fit you if it doesn't align with your personality

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with who you truly are you don't have to do

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that just because someone told you okay like you will be 18

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if you're not yet you will like you will have to

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move out you will have to create your own life

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and I believe

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that you are the creator you were born to create it's just like a painting right I bought a canva

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and I decided to paint it

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so nobody told me nobody told me what to paint I

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just you know I used my own paints I used my favorite colors I just really I created this

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so I feel like this painting is really is like similar to our life okay when you buy a new canva

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you're like you're creating your own masterpiece you're like um

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if you're not copying ever anyone if you're if you're like

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so determined to create yours

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and to have what's yours you will uh end up

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with like magical result like magical future magical painting you know so stop seeking

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anyone's approval leave for yourself leave for yourself

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and then you will achieve whatever you want then you will

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finally um find peace i'm sorry this is just insects are

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so crazy i'm sorry

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so anyways leave for yourself don't ask me okay don't ask

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me after this video what you know what can i do to feel happier leave for yourself

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if you if you

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if you don't yet you know okay guys that's all i wanted to say

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and i will like you know continue to leave to be present to enjoy and

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thank you guys for watching this video i love you so much actually i'm gonna finish painting

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and then i'm gonna have the beautiful a beautiful rest of this day i hope i hope

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so and i'm gonna edit this video and post today

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so yeah um thank you for watching i love you

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so much stay productive stay positive love yourself be kind to yourself

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and i love you so much i will see you in my next video

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 176 sentences and 2096 words to shadow. The speech runs for 13:43. The speaker talks at a natural 153 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
magical adjective	/ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/	Of, relating to, or by means of magic.
anyways adverb	/ˈɛn.iˌweɪz/	Anyway, anyhow, in any case.
toxic adjective	/ˈtɒk.sɪk/	Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.
embarrassed adjective	/ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/	Having a feeling of shameful discomfort.
sunset noun	/ˈsʌnˌsɛt/	The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
naturally adverb	/ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/	In a natural manner.
complicated adjective	/ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/	Difficult or convoluted.
technique noun	/tɛkˈniːk/	The practical aspects of a given art, occupation etc.; formal requirements.
friendship noun	/ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/	The condition of being friends.
grateful adjective	/ˈɡɹeɪtf(ə)l/	Of a person or their actions, feelings, etc.: expressing gratitude or appreciation; appreciative, thankful.
guidance noun	/ˈɡaɪdəns/	The act or process of guiding.
pretend verb	/pɹəˈtɛnd/	To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance.
desperate adjective	/ˈdɛs.p(ə.)ɹɪt/	In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire.
edit verb	/ˈɛdɪt/	To change a text, or a document.
wisdom noun	/ˈwɪzdəm/	An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
end up verb	To bring to a conclusion.
find out verb	To discover, as by asking or investigating.
move out verb	To leave one's present location; to leave somewhere for another place.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result	if i leave this person i will not · if I want to I will do · if I want this I will do
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on	I've been sitting · I've been painting
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	I've been · haven't finished · have ever wanted
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	were not created · are created · were born

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 107 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: friendship /ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/, passionate /ˈpæʃənɪt/
Long words — get the stress right: naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, complicated /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/, mechanism /ˈmɛk.ə.nɪ.zəm/, disapproval /dɪsəˈpɹuvəl/

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like magical, anyways, toxic.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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